> From: J. van Baardwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> At 00:12 17-05-2002 -0500, The Fool wrote: > > > > As a Q, do you play computer *games*? > >I make *games*. > > Cool! Any well-known games you worked on? No. Not yet anyway. > >Better players use the keyboard in Doom Like games. > > Personally, I prefer a combination of mouse and keyboard. I use the mouse > for moving around and shooting, and the keyboard for the other functions. > Especially shooting goes much better with a mouse because it allows much > more accuracy in aiming. > > And then there is the fact that I not only play games like Quake and > Unreal, but other types of games as well, which are almost impossible to > play without a mouse. Ever tried playing games like Command & Conquer, > SimCity, The Settlers or Space Empires with a keyboard instead of a mouse? > If at all possible, it is a nightmare. Accessability options. Mousekeys. Those games you list don't particularly require a superior reaction time to play, which I think was the original point way back somewhere. The ones that _do_ are either crap, or better played with keyboard or joystick.
